It’s Tuesday.
(Had to go look that up to confirm.)
I rarely cook a new meal on Tuesdays, because…
Leftovers.
Nor do I have the time or inclination on weekdays for anything that can’t be done in less than an hour.
BUT…
I’m home.
Like most everyone else who has any semblance of a brain.
Which means?
Time on my hands.
So…dinner was Southern-style country pork ribs seasoned with s/p and Penzeys Tsardust seasoning blend, covered in foil, cooked in the oven for 2 hours at 300°, then uncovered, liquid drained (there was a LOT of liquid!), slathered with Dinosaur Roasted Garlic and Honey BBQ sauce, and baked at 275° for another hour, turning once and doing another BBQ sauce slather.
Sides were roasted Herbs de Provence potatoes and broccoli.
And my usual "no wine until Thursday " got tossed RIGHT out on its ass. As it rightly should, as these are trying times. So Ima gonna try ALL the wines in my stash.
Chicken stuffed with asparagus and sharp cheddar over a bed of buttery polenta. Topping on the chicken is Italian breadcrumbs, panko, and Pecorino Romano. A wonderfully salty coating.
Too busy cooking to post! I’ve been using beans nonstop (fart central) because I bought a lot of those dried in my armageddon shopping. So, baked beans, rice and beans, minestrone with beans. Darn tootin’. Also, my first ever attempt at Pad Thai, which came out pretty good. I didn’t have enough tamarind paste. It’s the kind of thing that comes in a 4oz jar, and it’s been in the fridge for probably 5 years, and now that I need it, I realize it has maybe a tbsp left. But here is one dish that I did photograph - caramel pork, with steamed rice and broccolini. Inspired by some earlier WFD posts. The sauce was both too salty and too sweet, but I think that a smaller amount of it would have been perfect, in proportion to the pork tenderloin I used. Pretty dang tasty and a first for us (eating as well as cooking).
I planned on ordering from my favorite local pizzeria in support of Take Out Tuesday. I called to check on their pick-up process, didn’t like the answer, and decided against ordering. I would have gone to anther local place that seemed to have a tight process in place based on their website but they aren’t open Tuesdays. We had random leftovers tonight and I’ll order from the second place tomorrow.
trying times indeed. i too think we need to find comfort in ways that we can – good food and wine and support (even virtual) from those in our communities.
I truly value this community and am always inspired by others’ meals.
Tonight I had intended to roast a marinated pork loin that had been lurking in the freezer, along with some boring sides, but changed things up at the last minute. I used the pork loin to make a stir fry with a bunch of veggies I had on hand- broccoli, eggplant, yellow squash, red and green pepper and some TJ’s baked tofu. Brown rice to go with. Chili black bean sauce and plenty of garlic and ginger were deployed.
As am I for a couple of hours twice a week, keeping my distance of about 10 feet from anyone else who might have gone in that day.
I’m talking about those covidiots parading around the beaches, walking about, getting too close in supermarkets or pharmacies, trying to act as if everything is “normal” - when it’s not.
I haven’t eaten out or had take-out since March 14th. Not sure when the last time was that I went more than a week without restaurant food. Maybe 1989, the last year I was a camper for a month of summer camp. Even as a camp counsellor , I would have had some restaurant food on my day’s off each month.
Monday’s asparagus , shiitake, gruyere and basil frittata
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